The Second Life of Nick Mason, by Steve Hamilton
(G.P. Putnam's Sons) The Drifter, by Nicholas Petrie (G.P. Putnam's Sons) The White Devil, by Domenic Stansberry (Molotov Editions) Revolver, by Duane Swierczynki (Mulholland Books) The Big Nothing, by Bob Truluck (Murmur House Press)

The organization will name the HAMMETT PRIZE winner, during the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association’s (NAIBA) Fall Conference, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, October 6-8. The winner will receive a bronze trophy, designed by sculptor Peter Boiger.